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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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