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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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