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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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