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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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