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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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