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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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