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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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