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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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