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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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