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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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