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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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