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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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