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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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