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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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