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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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