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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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