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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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