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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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