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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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