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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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