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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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