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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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