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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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