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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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