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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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