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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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