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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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