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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive 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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