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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important 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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