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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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