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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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