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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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