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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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