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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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