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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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