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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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