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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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