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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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