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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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