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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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