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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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