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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic 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 scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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