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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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