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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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