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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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