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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education