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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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