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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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