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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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