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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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