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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the 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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