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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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