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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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