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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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