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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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