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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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