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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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