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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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