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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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