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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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