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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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