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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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