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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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