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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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