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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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