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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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