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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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