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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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