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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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