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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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