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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources