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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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