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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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