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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies 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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