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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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