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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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