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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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