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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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