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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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