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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers 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 WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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