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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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