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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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