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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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