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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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