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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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