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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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