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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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