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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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