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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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