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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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