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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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