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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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