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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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