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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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