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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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