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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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