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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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