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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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