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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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