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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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