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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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