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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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