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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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