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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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