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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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