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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important 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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