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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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