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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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