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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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