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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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