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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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