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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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