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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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