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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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