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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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