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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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