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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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