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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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