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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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