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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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