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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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