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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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