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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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