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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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