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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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