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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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