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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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