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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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