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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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