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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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