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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important 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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