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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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