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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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