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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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