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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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