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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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