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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different 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 optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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