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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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