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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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