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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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