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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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