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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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