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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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