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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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