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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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