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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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