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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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