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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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