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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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