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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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