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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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