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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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