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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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