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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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