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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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