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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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