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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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