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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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