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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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