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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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