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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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