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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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