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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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