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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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