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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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