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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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