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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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