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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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