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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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