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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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