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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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