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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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