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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify 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 models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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