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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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