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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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