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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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