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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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