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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured 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 MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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