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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers 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 massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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