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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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