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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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