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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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