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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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