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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. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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