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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models 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 teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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