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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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