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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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