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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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