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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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