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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the 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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