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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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