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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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