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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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