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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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