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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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