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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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