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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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