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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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