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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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