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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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