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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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