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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The latest historical trends in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.

There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? Educational Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important instructional ideas associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). For more details please visit this Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs Definition site.

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