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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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