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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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