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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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