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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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