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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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