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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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