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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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