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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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