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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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