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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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