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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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