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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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