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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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