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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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