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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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