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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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