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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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