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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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