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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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