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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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