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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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