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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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