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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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