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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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