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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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