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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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