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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major 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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