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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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