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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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