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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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