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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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