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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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