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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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