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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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