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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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