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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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