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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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