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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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