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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured 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 different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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