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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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