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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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