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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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