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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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