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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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