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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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