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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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