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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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