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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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