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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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