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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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