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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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