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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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