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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources