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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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