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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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