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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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