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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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