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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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