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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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