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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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