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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies 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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