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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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