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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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