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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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