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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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