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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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