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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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