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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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