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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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