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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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