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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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