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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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