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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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