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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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