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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business 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 organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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