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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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