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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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