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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about 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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