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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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