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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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