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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major 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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