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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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