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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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