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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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