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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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