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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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