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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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