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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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