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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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