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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses 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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