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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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