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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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