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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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