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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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