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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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