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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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