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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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