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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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