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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators 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 business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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