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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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