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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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