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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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