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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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