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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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