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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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