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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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