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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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