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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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