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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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