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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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