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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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