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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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