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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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