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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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