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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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