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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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