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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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