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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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