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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important 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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