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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major 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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