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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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