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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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