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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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