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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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