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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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