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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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