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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates 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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