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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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