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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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