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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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