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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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