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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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