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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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