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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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