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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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