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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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