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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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