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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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