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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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