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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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 MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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