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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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