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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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