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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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