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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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