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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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