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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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