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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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