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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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