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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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