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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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