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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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