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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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