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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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