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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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