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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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