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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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