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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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