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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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