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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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