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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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