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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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