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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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