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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key 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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