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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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