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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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