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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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