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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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