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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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