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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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