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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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