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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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