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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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