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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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