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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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