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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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