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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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