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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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