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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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