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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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