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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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