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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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