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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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