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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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