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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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