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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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