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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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