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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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