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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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