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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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