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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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