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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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