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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates 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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