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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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