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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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