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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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