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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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