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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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