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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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