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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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