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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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