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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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