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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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