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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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