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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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