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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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