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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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