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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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