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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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