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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants 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 business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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