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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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