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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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