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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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