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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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