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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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