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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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