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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major 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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