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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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