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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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