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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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