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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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