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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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