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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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