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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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