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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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