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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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