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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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