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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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