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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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