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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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