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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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