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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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