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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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