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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key 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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