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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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