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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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