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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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