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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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