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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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