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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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