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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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