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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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