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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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