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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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