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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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