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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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