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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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