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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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