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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). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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