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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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