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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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