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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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