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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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