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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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