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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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