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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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