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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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