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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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