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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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