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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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