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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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