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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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