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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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