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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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