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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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