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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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