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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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