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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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