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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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