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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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