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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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