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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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