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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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