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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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