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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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