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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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