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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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