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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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