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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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