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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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