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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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