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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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