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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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