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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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