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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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