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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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