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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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