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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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