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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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