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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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