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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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