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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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