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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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