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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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