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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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