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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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