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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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