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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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