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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What 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 teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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