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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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