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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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