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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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