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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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