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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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