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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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