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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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