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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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