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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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