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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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