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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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