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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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